American failed assassins

Russian-American anarchist and writer (1870–1936)

American radical feminist and author (1936-1988)

Thomas Matthew Crooks was an American man who attempted to assassinate then-former U.S. president Donald Trump, who at the time was the presumptive Republican Party nominee for the 2024 presidential election.

attempted assassin of Ronald Reagan (born 1955)

American serial killer (1950-2013)

Convicted killer (1900–1933)

attempted assassin of Gerald Ford (born 1948)

American soldier and conspirator (1844–1865)

American stalker and criminal

American failed assassin

conspirator, with John Wilkes Booth, in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln

German who had affair with Fidel Castro (1939–2019)

Ryan Wesley Routh is an American former roofer and activist who attempted to assassinate then-former U.S. President Donald Trump on September 15, 2024. Routh was attempting to assassinate Trump to prevent him from winning the 2024 presidential election. The incident occurred two months after Trump survived a previous assassination attempt while speaking at a campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania.

failed assassin of Andrew Jackson (c. 1800–1861)

American hijacker and would-be assassin of Richard Nixon

American failed assassin

American mass murderer; charged with 2011 Tucson shooting

New York Tavern owner and would-be assassin

American failed assassin (1887-1975)

Puerto Rican militant (1925–1950)

Puerto Rican militant (1914-1994)